Lihachev will head “Rosatom” Kiriyenko is by the decree of Putin

Vladimir Putin has appointed first Deputy Minister of economic development Alexei Likhachev as the head of “Rosatom”.

Recall ранееSobesednik.ru wrote that Putin has appointed the head of “Rosatom” Sergey Kiriyenko to the post of Deputy head of presidential Administration.

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin appointed to the post of Director General of Rosatom first Deputy Minister of economic development Alexei Likhachev. The corresponding presidential decree published on the official Kremlin website on Wednesday, October 5.

Alexey Likhachev from 2007 to 2008 held the post of Advisor to the Minister of economic development, and in 2008-2009 was the head of consolidated Department for analysis and regulation of foreign economic activity, Ministry of economic development. Since February of last year Likhachev held the post of first Deputy head of the Ministry of economic development.